Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerema is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
. It was erected in 1971 from separated parts of the Dioceses of Bereina
and Mendi
.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Alotau-Sideia, Bereina, Daru-Kiunga and Kerema.-Ordinaries:*Louis-André Navarre...
. It was erected in 1971 from separated parts of the Dioceses of Bereina
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. -Bishops:*Eugène Klein, M.S.C....
and Mendi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, in Mendi, Papua New Guinea. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1958 and elevated Vicariate Apostolic in 1965. It was elevated , along with other Oceanic vicariates and prefectures, to a...
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Bishops
- Virgil Patrick CopasVirgil Patrick CopasArchbishop Virgil Patrick Copas KBE MSC was archbishop of Kerema and Port Moresby, both in Papua New Guinea.Copas was born on in Toowoomba, Queensland and on 23 July 1944, aged 29, he was ordained as Priest of the Order of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Archbishop James Duhig.On 19...
, M.S.C., Ordinary, (1976–1988) - Paul John MarxPaul John MarxBishop Paul John Marx, MSC has been bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea since 29 June 1963.He was ordained by Archbishop Peter Kurongku as Priest Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema on 13 December 1985, aged 50, and as Bishop of...
, M.S.C., Ordinary, (1988–2010) - Patrick Taval, M.S.C., Ordinary, (since 2010)
- Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop (2005–2007)